2012 Chevrolet Captiva: sudden loss of power

5 of the 65 complaints about the 2012 Chevrolet Captiva describe sudden loss of power.

owner complaints: 5
of this car's complaints: 8%
typical mileage: 58,480
recalls: 0

Is there a fix? 179 service bulletins cover this area of the car. See below

Sudden loss of power by model year

2014
6
2013
7
2012
5

What owners say

Filed Aug 8, 2018 · Electrical, Engine · 94,000 miles · MN

While driving down the freeway in rush hour traffic, vehicle lost power stranding me in the middle of the freeway.

Filed Mar 13, 2018 · Driver assistance, Electrical · 60,000 miles · CA

Intermittently then panel lights come on (traction control, check engine lights) turn signal lights work, . You lose power to car and cannot even take the key out of the ignition. After some time, you can finally get the key out. Sometimes it's minutes, sometimes it's hours. This started happening a few weeks ago, happening few times a week. Now, it's happening daily, even few times a day. We found a chevy forum online and shockingly this is happening to 2012 captiva's. Why is this not a recall? This can be fatal to lose power to the car if we are on the highway and lose function of the vehicle. Sometimes while driving, sometimes when I go to start the car nothing happens and I can't get the key out of the ignition.

Filed Aug 19, 2016 · Electrical · 33,000 miles · MO

Tl* the contact owns a 2012 chevrolet captiva. While driving various speeds, the battery cables became inoperable and the vehicle lost power. The vehicle was taken to a dealer where it was diagnosed that both the negative and positive cables to the battery failed and needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 33,000. The VIN was not available.

Filed Aug 18, 2015 · Electrical · 50,000 miles · CA

Tl* the contact owns a 2012 chevrolet captiva. The contact stated that after turning the ignition switch off and back on, the vehicle lost power and the service traction control and the ABS skid lights illuminated. The failure recurred numerous times. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic; however, the vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 50,000.

Filed May 18, 2015 · Electrical · 58,480 miles · RI

Vehicle driven in high traffic area when without warning slowly lost all power and stalled in the middle of the street. Initial attempt to start vehicle failed. After several more attempts the vehicle started only to gradually lose power and stalled again. Able to roll vehicle off main street onto side street and called aaa. While waiting for aaa I disconnected both positive and negative battery cables waited 10 minutes and reconnected. Vehicle started but when moved it again lost power and stalled. Aaa arrived and the vehicle started and was driven onto the flatbed. The vehicle was towed to my home and when the operator attempted to drive the vehicle off the flat bed it would not start. After several attempts the operator was able to start and drive vehicle off the flat bed. We have not driven the car since we are unable to determine the cause of the problem. This situation could have had a tragic ending had I been hit during this vehicle malfunction.